D ear Reader,
Therising cost of living is affecting everyone, including those of us running a writing business. Thank goodness most publishers accept email submissions these days. When I started my writing business, all of my submissions were by post, and I had to include a stamped addressed envelope for its return. I dread to think what my postage costs would be today if I still had to do that.
Even though my writing business has moved on to new markets since I started out, there is still one sector where I continue to dabble regularly. We’re extremely fortunate in the UK still to have a healthy market for letters and fillers. While not every letter or filler may receive financial compensation, some magazines still offering financial rewards for their top picks. These may be relatively small sums, but as a certain supermarket slogan would have us believe, ‘Every little helps.’
It really can. Several years ago, I had a star
